Electric vehicle and energy storage developer NHOA has begun deploying a 100MW/200MWh battery storage system using lithium iron phosphate batteries in Western Australia.
The Western Australian government said on August 5 that NHOA had deployed the first of its 600 energy storage units, and the deployment of the remaining units will take two months to complete.
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project was awarded to NHOA in October last year by Australian energy producer and retailer Synergy, which also deals in wholesale energy. The project will be deployed in the Kwinana area, south of Perth.
According to a press release issued by NHOA, the battery storage system will participate in renewable power transfer, storing excess solar power and discharging it during late afternoon and early evening peaks. The energy storage project will also serve as a reference for other large-scale energy storage projects to be deployed in the next five years.
The Western Australian government plans to deploy 1,100MW of energy storage as part of an A$3.8 billion renewable energy infrastructure package announced in June.
